Pistons seize first victory against Sixers

10:51 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Pistons point guard Brandon Knight (7) tries to drive to the basket through Sixers shooting guard Jason Richardson (23) and center Kwame Brown (54) during the first quarter on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Written by

Jason Wolf
| Staff Writer

A row of Sixers sat slouching into their lockers and fiddling with cell phones before taking the court Wednesday against the winless Detroit Pistons.

They were equally comatose once the game tipped off.

The Sixers set an arena record for futility by shooting 29.8 percent from the field and were manhandled in nearly every way imaginable, stumbling to a 94-76 loss before a sparse crowd at the Wells Fargo Center. The 11,879 in attendance booed the Sixers (4-4) off the court at halftime and were mostly gone by the final horn. It was the team's third consecutive defeat here and second in a row to open ...